AI Engagement Manager

DPR Construction; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction seeks a seasoned AI Engagement lead to identify and deliver enterprise AI initiatives that align with company strategy. You will partner with business leaders to translate needs into scalable AI-enabled solutions and oversee cross-functional teams to ensure successful adoption and measurable value.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years in AI/ML, digital transformation, or product management, plus 3–5 years leading teams and translating business challenges into AI outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in AI, machine learning, digital transformation, product management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience leading cross-functional projects or teams.
• Experience translating business challenges into AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partners with business leaders to identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Translates business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications for AI solutions.
• Manages cross-functional teams responsible for design, development, testing, and deployment of AI-enabled capabilities.
• Oversees project plans, resource allocation, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Quantifies and tracks business value, adoption metrics, and ROI for AI initiatives.
• Advises senior stakeholders on AI roadmap development, governance considerations, and emerging technology opportunities.
• Manages team performance, workload planning, and talent development within the AI Engagement function.

Skills

AI

Machine Learning

Digital Transformation

Product Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary

Leads the identification, prioritization, and delivery of enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives that align with organizational objectives. Partners with business stakeholders to translate strategic needs into scalable AI-enabled solutions. Oversees cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployment, adoption, and value realization of AI capabilities. Governs project execution, stakeholder alignment, and measurable business outcomes across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with business leaders to identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Translates business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications for AI solutions.
• Manages cross-functional teams responsible for the design, development, testing, and deployment of AI-enabled capabilities.
• Oversees project plans, resource allocation, budgets, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Quantifies and tracks business value, adoption metrics, and return on investment for AI initiatives.
• Advises senior stakeholders on AI roadmap development, governance considerations, and emerging technology opportunities.
• Manages team performance, workload planning, and talent development within the AI Engagement function.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

• 5-8 years of experience in AI, machine learning, digital transformation, product management, or a related field required.
• 3-5 years of experience leading cross-functional projects or teams required.
• Experience translating business challenges into AI-enabled solutions required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

DPR is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at DPR are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. DPR will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.